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1 oceans, coastal, and other waters and to prevent or vigorous- 



2 ly limit the dumping into the oceans, coastal, and other wa- 



3 ters of any material which could adversely affect human 



4 health, welfare, or amenities, or the marine environment, 



5 ecological systems, or economic potentialities. To this end, 



6 it is the purpose of this Act to regulate the transportation of 



7 material from the United States for dumping into the oceans, 



8 coastal, and other waters, and the dumping of material hy any 



9 person from any source if the dumping occurs in waters over 



10 which the United States has jurisdiction. 



11 DEFINITIONS 



12 Sec. 3. Eor the purposes of this Act the term — 



13 (a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the 



14 Environmental Protection Agency. 



1^ (b) "Oceans, coastal, and other waters" means oceans, 



16 gulfs, bays, salt water lagoons, salt water harbors, other 



1'^ coastal waters whei'e the tide ebbs and flows, and the Great 



1^ Lakes. 



^^ (c) "Material" means matter of any kind or description, 



20 including, but not limited to, dredge spoil, sohd waste, gar- 



2^ bage, sewage, sludge, munitions, chemical, biological, and 

 radiological warfare agents, radioactive materials, -wi'ecked 



23 or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial 



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waste : Provided, That it does not mean oil within the mean- 

 25 ing of section 1 1 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 



